Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness is a 3,660-acre wilderness area in Morris County, New Jersey. It rises from about 228 to 280 ft. The nearest town is Gillette, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness map
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Gillette, NJ is the nearest town, 0.3 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness is about 280 ft, and its lowest about 228 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model).
Who manages Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish and Wildlife Service | 3,660 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Great Swamp NWR Headquarters, 973-425-1222 |
Getting to Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness
- Gillette, NJ is the nearest town, 0.3 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-30)
- Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: Interstate 78, County Road 531, Hillcrest Road, County Road 512, County Road 638, Long Hill Road.
Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-30. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.
Trailheads at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness
- Green Village Pond Trail (0.41 mi outside the boundary, 258 ft), at 40.7439, -74.4353 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-30. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-nj.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Public lands next to Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness
- National wildlife refugeGreat Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness lies inside Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
- National Park Service unitMorristown National Historical Park is 2.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in New Jersey
- wilderness.net (accessed 2026-09-30)
- prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- openstreetmap.org (accessed 2026-09-30)